By; Sunday Ode, Abuja.
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said Monday that he was not in a position to disclose the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Osinbajo made the assertion at the lhis office lobby in the Presidential Villa, Abuja while fielding questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some presidential aides.
According to him, only President Buhari who is currently on medical vacation in the United Kingdom can tell Nigerians his actual health status.
The Acting President’s reaction came amid speculations that Buhari’s health condition which reportedly necessitated his his initial three weeks holiday may have detrioted, especially as he failed to return on Monday at the expiration of the leave as scheduled.
Instead, he announced in a terse statement on Sunday that he was seeking an approval by the National Assembly for an ndefinite extension of his leave, fueling further speculations on his state of health.
Osinbajo, however said the President was hail and hearty, noting that he had just spoken to him.
On media reports that he had been under intense pressure to resign as vice president, the professor of law said there was no such thing.
“The President is hale and hearty,I spoke to the President just this afternoon and we had a warm conversation, he was interested in knowing about the budget process and how far we have gone and the meeting today with the private sector and the economic recovery growth plan and I informed him about the protest march and feedback about what people are saying about the economy. He is in good shape .
“Just like he said in his letter to the National Assembly he needs to go for a cycle of test and once he sees the test results and gets medical advice, we expect him very soon.
“I think that the health status of Mr President is an issue that only Mr President would discuss at the appropriate time . Again he is running test and all of that, before you will be able to determine your health status you must be able to say this is my health status. Do the test my doctors have advised me to do and will wait for the outcome of the test and know my status .
“I am not under no pressure to resign. I was voted for by the people of this nation,myself and Mr President and so the people of this nation have not asked us to resign . I am absolutely not under any pressure whatsoever. The truth is that there has been no pressure from any source asking me to resign,” the Acting President said.